Abraham Lincoln Institute Winning Scholarship
Book Awards
The Abraham Lincoln Institute enjoys recognizing award winning research and writing in books and dissertations.
Book honors of the past several years are listed by year, author, and title.
Annual Book Award Winners
2006 – Joshua Wolf Shenk.
Book: Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness
2006 – Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Book: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
2005 – Allen C. Guelzo.
Book: Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America
2004 – William C. Harris.
Book: Lincoln's Last Months
2003 – William Lee Miller.
Book: Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biography
2002 – Kenneth J. Winkle.
Book: The Young Eagle: The Rise of Abraham Lincoln
2001 – Lincoln Legal Papers. (G. Cullom Davis and Martha Benner, eds.)
Book: The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition
2000 – Allen C. Guelzo.
Book: Reedeemer President
1999 – Douglas L. Wilson.
Book: Honor's Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincon
1998 – Douglas L. Wilson and Rodney O. Davis.
Book: Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements about Abraham Lincoln